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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
3
A spring report notes postpone ment of hostilities between sheep herders and cattlemen, with a tentative further conflict planned next fall. Authorities seek to prevent clashes as talks continue, amid fears of sheep being driven back or slaughtered in isolated districts.
The article recounts John Crempa’s confession after his wife was accused of theft. He supposedly sacrificed his own freedom to save her, serving prison time for a crime she committed. After years in prison he learns she was living with another man, prompting his move to America and years spent in New Jersey.
Seurdney Moody readies a private expedition to explore and claim unseen Philippine islands for the United States. Gary Witt reports from Manila these lands lack government charts and may be offered to the US, with British interest shown via King Edward’s adventurous ties.
Mrs Wilder of St Paul leaves most of the Wilder estate, valued around 4 million, to the Amherst H Wilder charity and the poor of the city. A day nursery is added with 2500 dollars annually, and funds are set for new free public baths. Executors are named as corporate managers of the charity.
A major blaze in La Crosse Wisconsin burned three hours, gutting the Dustieda district and leaving estimated losses between 700000 and 800000. The Park store, Farrelland artillery Supply, Coven and Willing buildings suffered as West Salem also faced a smaller blaze nearby before being contained.
Abbie Marshal a ten year old pupil from Hot Springs Ark slips from two assailants who abducted her on the way to school. The girl was forced into a train but fled at Union station and ran to a residence, where she told of the abduction. Relatives were contacted and she was returned home.
Lew Tenney's discovery prompts arrest of Liu Clifton who confesses to killing J W Church and his wife near Newcastle. He admits burial sites and reveals where bodies lie. The case dissolved long tied to a missing notice prior to the confession.
The St Louis Romanie Society alleges Bayri and his wife, traveling performers, abused two adopted children from an orphan home. The boy suffered a broken back and blackened eyes. the girl bears wounds from a glowing poker and injuries to her head and left leg. The couple reportedly punished the children for refusing to perform acrobatics.
Eight hundred Omaha business men form an alliance to defend rights to hire labor by choice, opposing government interference. The move pledges to counter any action deemed harmful to business while stressing equal use of union or non union labor and no output restrictions.
An official notice lists Captain (Surgeon) Lowndes and Captain Grads among those accused, with Robert Giles and Paymaster Merritt named. Bail set at 1000 dollars as officers face arraignment and possible open court proceedings. Captain Crabbe remains at large in San Juan while searches extend to the quartermaster’s department.
Frank Graham and J T Ivett, respectively signal foreman and carpenter shop foreman, discovered a large dynamite stash in a workshop near the Burlington roundhouse between offers and the Lions. A mysterious message led to the investigation, yielding eight inch long sticks of dynamite and a filled tin box.
A Kansas tornado battered St Paul destroying a three story school and multiple homes including those of David Chamberlain and the Lovgham family. Five people died and many were injured, with several residents left homeless as barns and outbuildings collapsed.
Esther Paddock, 20, died after falling from a third story window at a Kansas City rooming house. Police suspect murder as Hey Paddock and two others were present during the incident. Several witnesses say the couple quarreled before the death. police have arrested him while investigation continues.
A string of calamities across early 1900s towns includes a runaway Pittsburg Railways car smashing into a carriage and derailing freight trains on Federal Street Alleghany, a fatal lightning fire near West Point Nebraska, a thousand dogs slain under Mayor Seed’s order in Morristown New Jersey, and a St Joseph Missouri hanging after a country dance killing. Other reports cover a Monte Cristi siege in Santo Domingo, a colossal grandstand at St Louis World’s Fair, a fatal ptomaine poisoning from spoiled Malt Extract, a Robbers haul at Arcola Station Manitoba, a disabled battleship Loway and a fatal wreck in New York rail service with six cremations.
A weekly trade review discusses damp weather, production slowdowns, and labor bottlenecks across the country. It notes improved conditions in some sectors, steady demand, and potential steel and bridge building activity recovering by May. Grain figures show week ending April 1 exports with rising optimism for wheat and corn markets.
The latest price roundup lists cattle hogs and sheep by city. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo show variations in No 2 wheat No 2 corn and No 2 white oats with ranges from 40 to 62 cents for corn and 28 to 40 cents for butter creamery eggs and lard noted alongside livestock bids and sale figures for steers hogs and lambs.
A fragmentary historical piece recalls shipboard life and legendary sailors. It describes ballads, midshipmen, and colorful figures like Dick Deadeye, with references to Mexican War veterans, naval anecdotes, and the fading memory of seafaring traditions. The tone hints at nostalgia for a bygone maritime era and its legendary personalities.
April 27 report from Towersville Ky tells of J. Monson who after four months in bed due to kidney trouble regained strength following Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with improving his condition, allowing him to work again and end pain and weakness.
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